EH&S Manager

SUMMARY

Dedicated EHS Professional with excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills demonstrated by over 35 years of experience in global and multi-state operations. I have an extensive background in environmental health, safety, chemical and regulatory compliance with a proven track record in EHS project and facility management. I have taken pride in my proven track record for ensuring compliance with all applicable EHS regulations world-wide.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

DOT Hazardous Material Transportation Certification.

Hazardous Waste Management Certification.

8 Hour Hazwoper and 30 Hour OSHA Certification.

Wrote Coherent’s BBP Exposure Control, Ladder Safety, PIV and Respiratory Protection Programs.

Managed Coherent’s Laser Safety Program for the east region sites.

Implemented and managed ARRIS’s corporate laser safety program nationwide.

Managed ARRIS’s American Red Cross blood drives and annual flu shot programs.

Negotiated ARRIS’s corporate Universal Waste Vendor contract reducing $10K in packaging and recycling costs.

Managed ARRIS’s Earth Day events throughout 18 locations world-wide.

Coordinated ARRIS’s Lean & Clean Program, a corporate E-waste recycling initiative.

Managed activity of Lucent’s LWWTP sewer line project, eliminating off-site force main breaks, saving over a $1M in excavation and construction costs.

Consulted on Lucent’s Cooling Tower biocide elimination project, reducing $30K in proprietary chemical biocide costs.

Managed Lucent’s water conservation project, allowing laboratory wastewater to be used as make-up for on-site cooling towers, saving $10K in water and treatment costs.

Eliminated Lucent Murray Hill’s RCRA Part B permit and Stormwater permit, saving $5K in permit and maintenance costs.

Led Lucent’s Waste Water project that streamlined analytical requirements, saving $50K annually in analytical costs.

Managed Nassau Metals Intellectual Property transfers, earning Lucent $500K.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Coherent Inc., East Hanover, NJ

August, 2017 – Present

EHS Manager/East Region EHS Lead

Managed Coherent’s Emergency Generator, RCRA, SARA Tier II RTK, Radiation, Laser Safety, Hazardous and Universal Waste Programs. Managed OSHA programs such as LOTO, EAP, Hazard Communication, Fire Safety, Chemical SDS and Inventory, BBP, Safety Committee and Safety Suggestion Program, Spill and Emergency Response Teams, Ergonomics, Noise Exposure, Training Scheduling and Tracking, as well as other Health and Safety Programs.

Updated Coherent’s LOTO, EAP and Contractor Safety Programs.

Annual SARA Tier II Reporting, including chemical and UPS battery inventory.

Inspected AED site equipment and First Aid Stations on a monthly basis.

MERT Team Captain. Tracked and updated MERT Team roster, procedures and training.

Safety Committee/Spill Team Captain, responsible for monthly safety inspections and meetings.

Illness, Injury and Accident investigation, including root cause analysis and reporting.

Scheduled Traveler’s Insurance for Ergonomic Assessment and Training.

Bartech / Verizon Wireless, Basking Ridge, NJ

August, 2016 – April 2017

EHS Compliance Specialist

Monitor Verizon Wireless’s Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program which includes:

Filing initial registration, annual renewal registrations, annual reports and fees for 26 state programs.

Reporting annual CED state sales and collection reports, which include type and weight.

Provide details on Verizon’s CED collection program which include program summaries, collection methods, customer communication and recycling chain details.

Recycle vendor management ensuring vendors are R2 certified.

Tracking changes in state programs and states initiating a new program.

Monitor Verizon Wireless’s Corporate Waste Program which includes:

Tracking and coordinating vendors used for CFC’s, electronic, hazardous and universal waste throughout the U.S. ensuring approved vendors are utilized.

Vendor audits and evaluations ensuring compliance.

ARRIS, Horsham, PA

April, 2014 – November, 2015

Senior EHS Specialist/Site EHS Manager

Managed the Emergency Generator, RCRA, RTK, SPCC, Storm water/NPDES, Hazardous and Universal Waste Programs. Coordinated ARRIS’s Drinking Water, Ergonomic, Blood Drive, Flu Shot, Noise and Air Monitoring programs, as well as other Health and Safety Programs.

Updated SPCC and Emergency Action Plans ensuring SPCC regulations are met for various ARRIS sites.

Coordinated all Release or Spill Notification calls and reports to the PADEP.

Managed Environmental Due Diligence Reviews for ARRIS worldwide transactions for new leases, lease dispositions, purchases and sales.

Annual SARA Tier II Reporting for various ARRIS sites, including chemical inventory updating.

Tracked EHS site audits, ensuring all EHS action items are completed.

Inspected AED site equipment and First Aid Stations on a quarterly basis.

MERT Team Captain. Tracked and updated MERT Team roster.

Safety committee member, responsible for quarterly site safety inspections, including all chemical, electronic and laser labs.

Illness, Injury and Accident investigation, including root cause analysis.

Drinking water analysis.

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES / ALCATEL-LUCENT, Holmdel and Murray Hill, NJ

January, 2002 – March, 2014

Environmental Coordinator

Air Permit, UST/AST and fuel usage management. Managed Stormwater and Wastewater regulations. Oversaw RCRA, RTK, SPCC, Hazardous Waste, as well as various Health and Safety operations. Responsible for Air permit and UST registration fee payments to NJDEP and annual UST Financial Assurance registration for various sites. Participated in all NJDEP, EPA, and Local Sewerage Authority inspections. Managed Drinking Water Program, as well as, Water Diversion and Water Physical Connection Permits. Coordinated quarterly and annual reports associated with permits to the NJDEP. Tracked CFC equipment, equipment disposal and CFC certified technicians for Alcatel-Lucent sites.

Managed NJPDES Stormwater and Wastewater Discharge Permit for multiple locations, ensuring all reports were submitted accurately, and on time.

Monitored permit and toxicity data for trends, recommending treatment changes to ensure compliance.

Developed new testing protocols using approved vendors as permit requirements changed.

Developed NJDEP and EPA Fuel Oil Usage semi-annual and annual reports, complying with NJDEP and EPA permit requirements.

Updated SPCC and Emergency Action Plans on a routine basis and ensured SPCC regulations were met for various Alcatel-Lucent sites.

Developed Hazardous Materials Business Plan registration for California and Massachusetts sites.

Managed Environmental Assessment Reviews for all Domestic Transactions (new leases and lease disposals) in accordance with Alcatel-Lucent’s world-wide standard.

Worked with assigned permit locations to establish calibration protocols and equipment certifications.

Consulted on projects requiring Air Permit Modifications for Alcatel-Lucent sites due to changing permit requirements.

Coordinated Release or Spill Notification calls and reports to the NJDEP.

Tracked EHS site audits ensuring action items were completed.

Tracked recycling statistics for sites nationwide.

Supported Lucent’s OSHA VPP program nationwide.

MERT Team member. Tracked and updated MERT Team roster and AED equipment.

Safety committee member. Site safety inspections and accident investigations.

NASSAU METALS, Division of Lucent Technologies, Staten Island, NY

May, 1999 – December, 2001

Senior Technical Service Engineer

Provided analytical testing, technical sales and service. Handled on site process installations, troubleshooting, audits, and presentations. Finished product QC testing, process analytical testing and recommendations, writing of Product Technical Bulletins and Operating Manuals, Research & Development. As a member of the Safety, QC and Production teams, addressed internal safety, production and QC problems. Wrote and documented manufacturing procedures, technical transfers, QC testing procedures and manufactured material specifications.

Developed 7 new Gold electroplating processes and 3 new Rhodium electroplating processes for the decorative and electronics markets that contributed to over 5% of the total sales budget.

Developed a Nickel, Platinum, 2 Ruthenium, and 7 Silver electroplating processes for the decorative and electronic markets that contributed to 4% of the total sales budget.

Established an Agent in Brazil to market Platinum and Rhodium electroplating products.

Selected, negotiated and implemented SPM Corporation as a distributor of Lucent products.

ENGELHARD CORPORATION, East Newark, NJ

September, 1980 – May, 1999 Technical Service Manager, Sales & Service Engineer, Chemist

Developed 8 new Gold and 2 new Palladium electroplating processes for the decorative and electronics markets that contributed additional sales of $1.1M/yr.

Developed a dark Ruthenium decorative electroplating process and a Platinum electroplating process for the turbine engine market that contributed sales of $175K/yr.

Updated and standardized all product literature for sales and marketing group.

Developed technical service troubleshooting guides for each product line

Upgraded the technical service laboratory with the purchase of an X-ray Fluorescence Thickness tester, a UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and Micro-hardness testing equipment.

Assisted in the production scale-up of Silver Cyanide and Potassium Silver Cyanide which generated sales of 1.2M avoir ounces per year.

Increased Rhodium Sulfate commodity production yields by 25% during reflux / dissolution manufacturing step and directed RH231H process scale-up, which increased RH231H Rhodium syrup production by 300%. Additionally, the introduction of the RH231H process recaptured $200K/yr which was lost to competitive activity.

Member of Engelhard’s East Newark’s Management Review Board responsible for resolving issues pertaining to inventory, production, quality and safety.

EDUCATION

MBA, Industrial Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, NJ

BS, Chemistry, Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ

GUEST LECTURER

“Silver and Silver Plating”, American Electroplating Society, Lancaster, PA Branch

“Fundamentals of Electroplating”, CTS Fabri-Tek, Minneapolis, MN, Molex, Inc., Lincoln, NE, Radian Inc., Austin, TX & 3M Corporation, Columbia, MO

“Palladium for Lead Frame Plating”, Leading Technologies Inc., Leechburg, PA

“Palladium and Gold Electroplating”, AMP Inc., Winston-Salem, NC

“New Innovative Gold Processes”, American Electroplating Society, Boston, MA Branch

PUBLICATIONS / PATENT

“Quantitative Characterization of Rhodium and other Platinum Group Metal Electrodeposits” by Alan Blair, Michael Ammerman, Chen Xu, PhD, and Joe Abys, PhD

Method of Determining the Quality of Hard Gold by Alan Blair, Michael Ammerman, Edward Kudrak, Chen Xu, PhD, and Joe Abys, PhD. U.S. Patent 6,542,232 B2

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Electroplating Society

National Association of Metal Finishers

COMMUNITY SERVICE & EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Board Member, Howell Central Little League & New Jersey, District 11, Little League

Howell Basketball Club, Commissioner, Referee and Board Member

NJSIAA Baseball, Basketball & Softball Sports Official

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